21st Century Skills

The skills below appear in the Partnership for 21st Century Skills’
Framework for 21st Century Learning
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Skill Types How Kit Activities Support Students in Learning these Skills
Core Subjects and Students conceive, research, and write books and
21st Century magazine articles; they explore, analyze, and present the
Themes
• Global Awareness
learning acquired and conclusions arrived in studying these
• Financial, subjects and themes. These activities engage students in
Economic, Business authentic and rigorous work that culminates in the
and Entrepreneurial publication of finished products intended for distribution to
Literacy real audiences from whom they will receive feedback.
• Civic Literacy
• Health Literacy
• Environmental
Literacy

Learning and In deciding on a personalized position and message about

Innovation Skills the Core Subject theme(s) they select as project foci, as
• Creativity and
Innovation
well as in strategizing how to research, understand, and
• Critical Thinking and represent information gathered, students must authentically
Problem Solving and effectively acquire and apply innovation, critical
• Communication and thinking and problem solving, as well as communication
Collaboration and collaboration skills.
Information, Media In order to acquire information, interpret it, represent it in
and Technology publications and present them to audiences, students must
Skills
• Information Literacy
become familiar with methods of consuming and creating
• Media Literacy digital (and traditional) publications, exercise knowledge
• ICT (Information, and sophistication concerning the quality, relevance, and
Communications and veracity of contemporary digital media sources (as well as
Technology) Literacy comply with copyright and other rules governing their
ethical use), and become proficient in ICT methods and
resources, in order to produce digital information products
and distribute them to audiences.
Life and Career In working and learning as part of small work groups as well
Skills as extended (whole class) teams that are committed to
• Flexibility and
Adaptability
producing and distributing quality publications, students
• Initiative and Self- must acquire and apply a wide variety of collaborative
Direction learning, planning, and process skills. Student ePublication
• Social and Cross- activities involve student decision making and self
Cultural Skills management. However they are structured so that success
• Productivity and
Accountability
depends appropriate behaviors for the individual, group, or
• Leadership and team roles they must play. The authentic nature of the
Responsibility project products demonstrates success clearly and
powerfully illustrates the importance of this category of skill.